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National Transportation Safety Board Releases Report Abstract on Atlas 3591
Earlier this week, the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) released a synopsis of its forthcoming final report on the crash of Atlas Air Inc. Flight 3591 in February of 2019. The NTSB is currently in the process of making final…
June 28, 2020 7:00 am ET -
The ‘Ustica Massacre:’ The 40-Year-Old Aviation Mystery
Almost exactly 40 years ago, in the middle of the Mediterranean Sea, civil aviation experienced what would become one of the most mysterious accidents of its history. On June 27, 1980, Itavia flight IH 870, operated by the private Italian…
June 23, 2020 5:00 am ET -
Pilots and Controller Blamed for Pakistani A320 Crash
The Pakistani Aircraft Accident Investigation Board (AAIB) has released the preliminary report on the Pakistan International Airlines (PIA) accident a month after the crash. According to the report, the flight crew did not follow the procedures and failed to extend…
May 6, 2020 3:51 pm ET -
African Express Airways Embraer 120 Crashes in Somalia
A Kenyan-registered aircraft belonging to African Express Airways with registration 5Y-AXO crashed as it was approaching the Bardale Airstrip in Somalia on at around 4 p.m. on Monday. The aircraft was reportedly carrying six passengers aboard including two Kenyan pilots,…
October 25, 2019 12:00 am ET -
Indonesia Releases Report on Lion Air Crash
The Indonesian National Transportation Safety Committee (NTSC) has released its final report on the crash of Lion Air flight 610. The Boeing 737 MAX operating the flight crashed shortly after takeoff from Jakarta for a one hour flight to Pangkal…